CASE STUDY - Afghanistan Flashcards
(7 cards)
background info
- Landlocked
- Mountainous
- Southwest Asia
- Long period of political instability and armed conflict
human rights issues
GENDER INEQUALITY
- gender inequality - 153/189 countries on gender inequality index.
- only 12% women have 2ndary education, only 20% women in labour force
CONFLICT
- casualties - by 2019 - 45k members of afghan security force killed
LOW QOL
- food insecurity - due to conflict, population movements, rapid urbanisation, droughts
- low life expect 53 years
EDUCATION
- 3.8 mean years schooling
ECONOMIC
- restricted socio-economic development - 168/189 countries in terms of HDI
- 55% pop liv in poverty earning $2 a day
contributions and organisations helping HR issues in Afghan
- UN in Afghanistan: The Un assistance mission in Afghanistan works with and supports the government to: support peace process/ monitor and promote human rights/ promote good governance.
- Afghan government: protection and promotion of human rights/ women’s access to justice/ democratic process/ socio-economic development
- Afghan aid (NGO): long-term development based on resolving human rights issues eg food security, sanitation and education
RURAL consequences of global governance for communities
- UNICEF promotes rural development: promoting community based schools, portects children from labour + marriage etc, improves fresh water supply and sanitation
- USAID agriculture programme improves food security and increased agriculture activity
- UN world food programme provides nutritious food for rural communities
URBAN consequences of global governance for communities
UN habitat co-ordinating gov and community councils tp upgrade neighbourhoods in provincial capitals and Kabul:
- election of community development councils - upgrade housing, infrastructure, sanitation, skls and health
- improved engagement of women in projects, employment, security of land tenure for informal settlements, better roads + drainage
current situation 2025 - women’s rights violations
- taliban intensified restrictions on women and girls
- women banned from 2ndary skl + unis
- new law requires male guardians for women’s travel and public transport
- women must cover faces in public and banned from singing publicly
- non-competence –> detentions, physical violence, intimidation
- journalists and critics face serve media restrictions + arrests
current situation 2025 - humanitarian crisis
- 23.7 mil ppl in need of humanitarian aid
- severe food insecurity affects millions
- restrictions on female NGO workers hinder aid delivery
- ongoing displacement due to conflict and natural disasters
- limited healthcare access - medicine shortages + hospital closures
- Taliban interference in aid distribution - prioritises their supporters
